Page 110 - 2021 March 17th, Indian and Himalayan and Southeast Asian Art, Christie's New York City

PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN, NEW YORK
439
THREE KALIGHAT PAINTINGS: A COURTESAN; KALI;
SARASWATI
INDIA, BENGAL, KALIGHAT SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Courtesan 16 x 13 in. (40.6 x 33 cm.); Kali 14Ω x 11Ω in. (36.8 x 29 cm.);
Sarawati 14Ω x 11Ω in. (36.8 x 29 cm.)
(3)
$5,000-7,000
PROVENANCE:
The Collection of Maharani Gayatri Devi, London.
Acquired from the above.

印度 孟加拉 十九世紀 卡利格特繪畫三幅－娼妓 ; 迦梨 ; 辯才天女
來源:
Maharani Gayatri Devi珍藏，倫敦。
得自上述藏家。

Lots 439 and 440 comprise paintings from the Kalighat School, a unique style
that blossomed in the 19th century out of an influx of traditional artists into
the newly industrialized Calcutta. Admired for their charming spontaneity,
and bold, calligraphic brushwork, these paintings were embraced by pilgrims,
traders, and visitors from within and outside India alike, all of whom collected
them at the bazaars adjacent to the city’s Kali Temple. Kalighat themes
traditionally focused on Hindu images, such as the examples offered here, but
as their popularity expanded, grew to include secular figures.